Mit bån sit på tuve
spinner gull til luve
spinner grant som hengjande hår
så hev det gjort i alt detti år
No vil me burt,
gæte sauinne våre
med båni mit søve liti
My baby is sitting on a tuft of grass (or maybe a tuft of lingon-berry/fox-berry/cow-berry),
weaving gold for a hat
weaving it beautifully straight like flowing (hanging) hair
like it has been during this past year
Now, we want to get away,
herd our sheep
while my baby sleeps a little
Mit bån sit på tuve
Andante
spinner gull til luve
spinner grant som hengjande hår
så hev det gjort i alt detti år
No vil me burt,
gæte sauinne våre
med båni mit søve liti
weaving gold for a hat
weaving it beautifully straight like flowing (hanging) hair
like it has been during this past year
Now, we want to get away,
herd our sheep
while my baby sleeps a little